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Resonant Cascade Mutation Architecture: A Quantum Concept for Synthesizing Elements from Helium ⸻ By David Patterson

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Introduction:

I’m a technician—not a physicist—but I’ve spent a long time thinking about how we might create elemental matter from simpler forms using resonance and structure rather than force and heat. The following idea emerged from a collaboration between myself and ChatGPT, and we’re sharing it here in the hope it might inspire others who are more equipped to test, refine, or build on it.

Abstract:

The Resonant Cascade Mutation Architecture (RCMA) proposes a method for elemental synthesis by guiding fully ionized helium nuclei through a waveguide lined with nanoscale cantilever cavities. These cavities are tuned to one harmonic below the resonance frequencies of protons and neutrons.

Through sympathetic resonance, the cavities stimulate real nucleon emergence from the quantum field, which are then absorbed into the helium nucleus. At the end of the cascade, a negatively charged annular collector introduces electrons, reskinning the nucleus into a neutral atom—lithium, or potentially higher elements.

Importantly, we propose that each stage doesn’t merely add one proton and neutron, but may produce harmonic doubling—where nucleon output grows geometrically with each stage. This could allow a small number of cavities to produce heavy elements in a low-energy, resonance-driven system.

Included Documents:

📄 RCMA Enhanced Document with Harmonic Amplification (PDF)

📄 Sympathetic Mutagenesis Summary Document (PDF)

Concept Overview:

  • Helium nuclei (He²⁺) are stripped of electrons and directed into the RCMA waveguide.
  • Each resonant cavity stage is tuned to amplify vacuum fluctuations at nucleon resonance frequencies.
  • Emerging protons and neutrons are absorbed by the passing helium nucleus.
  • Harmonic resonance may cause exponential nucleon accumulation, allowing rapid atomic growth.
  • A negative collector annulus at the end of the cascade reintroduces electrons to reskin the nucleus.

Closing Thoughts:

This is an untested idea. But I’m putting it here in the spirit of open inquiry, hoping someone more versed in field theory, quantum mechanics, or experimental physics might find something worth exploring.

I’m grateful to ChatGPT for its thoughtful collaboration and assistance organizing these concepts.

Feel free to reply with feedback or questions in the comments. I’ve included documentation links as well.

  • https://osf.io/rcma-enhanced/myfile.pdf
  • https://osf.io/sym-mutation/myfile.pdf


David Patterson